City of Seaside, Oregon Visitor Survey Summary

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In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?    

 Visioning  Seaside  2034  -­‐  Visitor  Survey  comments,  April  2014  -­‐  Page  1    

 

 

 

Visitors  Survey  Summary  January-­‐April  2014    

 Open  responses  to  question:  In  two  to  five  words,  if  you  could  improve  one  thing  about  Seaside,  what  would  it  be?  

 

 

Public  Safety  

• traffic  congestion  • Property  &  streets  maintenance  • Reduce  drug  proglem,  homeless  alienation  needs  to  STOP  • get  rid  of  drug  addicts  • provide  a  tsunami  shelter  closer  than  the  hills  • Less  drugs  • Rid  the  streets  /  parking  lots  of  druggies.  • Safety  is  the  primary  concern  I  have.  • crosswalks  between  downtown  and  outlet  malls  • Safety  is  the  primary  concern  I  have.  

In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?    

 Visioning  Seaside  2034  -­‐  Visitor  Survey  comments,  April  2014  -­‐  Page  2    

• Safety  is  the  primary  concern  I  have.  • the  traffic  and  parking  on  Broadway  • Traffic  • Safety  is  the  primary  concern  I  have.  • Traffic  on  Hwy  101  • Safety  is  the  primary  concern  I  have.  • Make  the  streets  more  wheelchair  friendly.  • Seaside  needs  to  have  less  rowdyism.  • Fix  the  101  traffic  mess.  • remove  vehicle  congestion  from  town  • US  101  Traffic  and  Bridges  

 

Family  Features  

• remodel  aging  attractions  • More  family  friendly  recreation  • More  family  oriented  entertainment  

 

Business  Development  

• capacity  to  be  self  sustaining  • More  variety  of  restaurants  • traffic  downtown  and  additional  parking  • better  restaurants  • quality  of  food  at  restarants  • The  brokedown  buildings  • fewer  empty  store  fronts  • TEAR  DOWN  THAT  MONSTER  HOTEL  on  prom!!  • old  run  down  houses/business  on  101  need  care  • more  fine  dining  • Better  places  to  eat,  Like  A  good  walk  up  fish  &  Chip  • Enforce  code  and  design  standards  • Parking  access  • Parking  • Stronger  downtown  core  • Restaurants,  Clean  up  the  downtown(people  "hanging"),  and  groom  the  beach(cleanup)  • parking  spaces  • Facelift  downtown  • access  to  parking  • lower  hotel  prices  • lower  hotel  prices  • parking  

In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?    

 Visioning  Seaside  2034  -­‐  Visitor  Survey  comments,  April  2014  -­‐  Page  3    

• better  parking  • Continued  upkeep  • more  public  transportation  • more  breweries  and  public  camping  • More  parking  • more  parking  • Get  rid  of  Trendwest!  • More  shopping  and  restaurants  • more  restaurants  • better  parking  • stop  ocean  front  development  • No  high  rise  buildings.  • A  few  more  RV  parks.  • Better  parking  • more  small  local  shopping  opportunities.  • Tourist  friendly  

 

Environment  

• no  beach  driving,  cleaner  • Trash  on  the  beach  • remove  the  dry  grass  sand  dunes  • Cleaner!!  Too  much  trash  downtown,  overflowing  garbage  dirty  bathrooms  

 

Arts  &  Culture  

• keep  it  relevant  • clean  up  the  area,  make  it  more  tourist  friendly,  like  CBa  • update  the  aquarium  

   

Parks  &  Outdoor  Recreation  

• More  trails  • Cleanliness  of  the  beach  • No  dogs  on  beach  • Dog-­‐  friendly,  bike-­‐friendly  • Implement  natural  history  park  plan  • Continue  with  Park  Beautification!  • more  parks/  free  play  areas  

In two to five words, if you could improve one thing about Seaside, what would it be?    

 Visioning  Seaside  2034  -­‐  Visitor  Survey  comments,  April  2014  -­‐  Page  4    

• Entire  city  bikeable,  east  and  west  side      

Other  Comments/Multiple  Topics  

• nothing  comes  to  mind  • don't  change  • Higher  Design  standards  • I  would  change  nothing  • Happy  Hour  • people  not  picking  up  dog  doo  on  beach  • I  loved  it  just  the  way  it  is.  • Paint  • 101-­‐traffic,  business  closures,  etc  • less  expensive  to  be  there  • Education-­‐enables  better  companies  • Efficient  government  • Remove  utility  wires  on  Prom.  • closes  the  doors  too  early  • I  believe  it's  great  the  way  it  is.  • Schools,  public  parks,  better  transportation  system  • traditional  

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